'Capturing Nature’ - collectors and their collections
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Many of us have brought a shell home from the beach, picked up a colourful rock, found a feather or kept a discarded bird’s nest. If you've ever done this, that makes you a natural history collector!
Hurstville Museum & Gallery is seeking information and stories about natural history collections and collectors in the Georges River area, to coincide with the travelling exhibition from the Australian Museum, Capturing Nature: Early photographs at the Australian Museum 1857-1893.
Capturing Nature: Early photographs at the Australian Museum 1857-1893 travels back to a time when photography was revolutionising science, art and society. These images, reproduced from the Australian Museum’s collection of glass plate negatives from 1857 to 1893, are some of Australia’s earliest natural history photographs. They tell the story of pioneering natural history and science research as well as the advent of photography in Australia.
Capturing Nature brings to life a fascinating array of early images and reveals the 19th century Victorian obsession with classification and a deep enthusiasm for all things in the natural world. On display at Hurstville Museum & Gallery from 31 October 2020 until 31 January 2021, the exhibition explores the past, present and future of life on earth through images of specimens; from insects to fish, birds to reptiles, plants, fungus and animals.
Are you are collector and have a collection, large or small?
Tell us about your collection – how did it begin, what does it contain, what are your interests – and help us share your collection with the wider community through social media. We want to highlight the fascinating, the quirky, and the informative natural history collections in our neighbourhood.
Get in touch and tell us your story below, or via museumgallery@georgesriver.nsw.gov.au or (02) 9330 6444.
Many of us have brought a shell home from the beach, picked up a colourful rock, found a feather or kept a discarded bird’s nest. If you've ever done this, that makes you a natural history collector!
Hurstville Museum & Gallery is seeking information and stories about natural history collections and collectors in the Georges River area, to coincide with the travelling exhibition from the Australian Museum, Capturing Nature: Early photographs at the Australian Museum 1857-1893.
Capturing Nature: Early photographs at the Australian Museum 1857-1893 travels back to a time when photography was revolutionising science, art and society. These images, reproduced from the Australian Museum’s collection of glass plate negatives from 1857 to 1893, are some of Australia’s earliest natural history photographs. They tell the story of pioneering natural history and science research as well as the advent of photography in Australia.
Capturing Nature brings to life a fascinating array of early images and reveals the 19th century Victorian obsession with classification and a deep enthusiasm for all things in the natural world. On display at Hurstville Museum & Gallery from 31 October 2020 until 31 January 2021, the exhibition explores the past, present and future of life on earth through images of specimens; from insects to fish, birds to reptiles, plants, fungus and animals.
Are you are collector and have a collection, large or small?
Tell us about your collection – how did it begin, what does it contain, what are your interests – and help us share your collection with the wider community through social media. We want to highlight the fascinating, the quirky, and the informative natural history collections in our neighbourhood.
Get in touch and tell us your story below, or via museumgallery@georgesriver.nsw.gov.au or (02) 9330 6444.
